On the 15th of May, in this week 37 match, Fenerbahçe will host Fatih Karagümrük in a meeting of these two closely matched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Fenerbahçe is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Beşiktaş. Filip Novák struck first for Fenerbahçe in the 6th minute, then Rachid Ghezzal tied it up for Beşiktaş in the 31st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Beşiktaş. Fenerbahçe is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Fatih Karagümrük, recorded a 3-1 win against Göztepe. Fabio Borini struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 31st minute on a feed from Emre Mor, but Makana Baku got the equalizer for Göztepe in the 47th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Fatih Karagümrük should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 22nd of December, Fatih Karagümrük hosted Fenerbahçe at the Vefa Stadı in their last match together. Fatih Karagümrük and Fenerbahçe battled to a 1-1 draw. Aleksandar Pešić struck first for Fatih Karagümrük in the 31st minute, but Mesut Özil got the equalizer for Fenerbahçe in the 40th minute earning them at least the one point.
Fatih Karagümrük’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandar Pešić. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Fenerbahçe is glad to have Serdar Dursun in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.